Don't get me wrong—90 percent of the time, there's nothing better than a cotton-candy rom-com where boy loses girl, boy makes public show of morose repentance while wearing the hell out of a well-tailored suit, boy and girl stroll off happily into forever via cute Manhattan street.

But once in a while, you just gotta watch the male species get taken down in a good revenge movie. It's nothing personal, it's totally cathartic, and such films are chock-full of good ideas. (Kidding, all significant others. Or am I? Behave, and you won't have to find out.)

On the light side:

John Tucker Must Die In which Jesse Metcalfe takes down so many ladies, who in turn join midriffs and take him down.

The First Wives Club The best. Ever. Singing "You Don't Own" me in a slinky white pantsuit is on my bucket list.

Legally Blonde What, like it's hard?

Addicted to Love Rule #349 of lady-revenge: It's OK to accept a little help from Matthew Broderick.

Fighting the man and The Man:

Nine to Five The pastels. The hair. The rising up against misogyny!

Erin Brockovich Dangerous curves. Extremely dangerous brain.

Matters of life and death:

Double Jeopardy Ashlee Judd at her Ashlee Juddiest—this should be on your yearly-watch inspiration list.

Enough Not that I didn't trust J.Lo's boxing skills—she's legit in this flick—but I think I held my breath through this entire movie.

Thelma and Louise The godmothers of revenge, plain and simple.

Borderline-insanity:

Closer Everybody's unabashedly nuts in this movie, but the ladies definitely hold up their end of the mental-messing bargain.

Fatal Attraction And a man never messed with Glenn Close again. Just LOOK at her.

The drive-through version:

No time for a movie? It may be a music video, but I promise you it'll do the trick.